What you told us Friday, December 29, 2006 You endorsed Van Halen, questioned Chic's qualifications and wondered what the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has against Neil Diamond, Alice Cooper and various prog-rockers. It's time to crank up the feedback (edited for clarity and length) from our Rock Hall poll: There is not doubt about it: This is the year for Van Halen. I am a huge Van Halen fan and have been ever since I saw the group perform here at Public Hall circa 1978. I still have the tour T-shirt. Johnny Massaro, Euclid I didn't discover Van Halen until 2000, but I listen to them (with David Lee Roth) 70 percent of the time. D...

NEIL DIAMOND PERFORMS LIVE ON QVC: Total of 5 Documents ( close large preview) NEIL DIAMOND PERFORMS LIVE ON QVC Document: NEIL DIAMOND PERFORMS LIVE ON QVC Doc ID: 20061211 PRN6 Location: WEST CHESTER, PA, UNITED STATES Doc Date: Dec/11/2006 (posted Dec/11/2006 12:42 PM) Format: 5.9" x 9.0" @ 300 DPI (1795 x 2700 Color JPEG) Categories: A F ENT, TVN, MUS Doc Size: 753K Provider: "PR Newswire Photo Service" Source: QVC, INC Special: SEE STORY 20061211/QVCNEIL, PH Caption Writer: TC NEIL UNPLUGGED: Entertainment powerhouse Neil Diamond performed live during his thirty-minute appe...

Neil Diamond: Off The Couch And Back To Work By J.P. Gorman: 2006-12-05 Neil Diamond, fresh and recovered from a recent bout of depression, has returned to the studio. He will be working once again with producer Rick Rubin on the follow-up to the pair's last joint effort, the acclaimed 12 Songs. Diamond's depression was reportedly brought on by the BMG rootkit debacle. For those unfamiliar, the record company coded Diamond's album, as well as so many others from that year's release class, with potentially malicious anti-piracy software. The company then needed to pull the disc from retail to fix the problem. Diamond is nothing ...

Neil Diamond Will Perform Live On QVC POSTED: 2:09 pm EST December 5, 2006 Email This Story | Print This Story WEST CHESTER, Pa. -- Neil Diamond is making the jump to home shopping on TV. Diamond will make an appearance on QVC on Friday. He will perform a selection of songs from his "12 Songs" CD. The album came out last year, but Diamond is offering a two-CD deluxe edition of it on QVC, five days before it's sold in stores. QVC will also offer a "Greatest Hits Live" DVD.

Diamond ready for Round 2 with Rubin Neil Diamond, who some of you believe should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will enhance his chances by collaborating on a second album with producer Rick Rubin. Rubin's golden touch worked well for Diamond with last year's 12 Songs, both on the charts and with critics. (Wonder why it didn't happen with the Donovan album Rubin did?)

Tuesday, December 05, 2006 Russ: Nothing shines like a Diamond Last year's Rick Rubin-produced 12 Songs from Neil Diamond was everything I had hoped it to be. The stripped down setting allowed the songs to connect on a personal level, not to mention that these were some of the best lyrics Neil had written in some time. Next Tuesday, a special edition of the album will be released with a bonus disc of demo versions of all of the songs called Artist's Cut- 12 Sketches. As if that wasn't enough to get excited about, word has come down that Rubin and the mighty Neil have agreed to work again on another album. It could be covers, al...

Rubin Rescues Diamond From Rootkit Depression by Andrew Tijs - December 5 2006 Rick Rubin has again teamed up with Neil Diamond following his '12 Songs' comeback. According to Billboard, Diamond is recovering from a bout of depression following Sony BMG using rootkit software on his 2005 album '12 Songs'. His first all-original album since 2001 was a huge renaissance, hitting number four on the Billboard charts and was widely critically praised. But controversy over the copy-protect rootkit software, which installs itself on users computers and transmits information back to Sony (essentially a corporate computer virus), scar...

Legendary Performer Neil Diamond to Appear on QVC(R) Monday December 4, 10:42 am ET Two-CD Set Offered to Viewers Before Street Date WEST CHESTER, Pa., Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned singer, songwriter and one of America's most successful performers, Neil Diamond is scheduled to make a QVC appearance on Friday, December 8 at 9 PM (ET). During the 30-minute broadcast, QVC will offer Diamond's brand new "12 Songs" Deluxe Edition Two-CD Set five days prior to its scheduled street release date. ADVERTISEMENT The GRAMMY? Award-winning Diamond, known for performing and writing such all-time favorites as "America," "Sweet Carol...

After he recovered from a bout of depression brought on by the Sony BMG rootkit fiasco, in which the company coded his acclaimed "12 Songs" album with potentially malicious anti-piracy software and then pulled the disc from retail, Neil Diamond went back to work writing songs for his next effort with producer Rick Rubin. "To kind of get warmed up, we started recording a couple of cover songs and Neil has been writing, but I haven't heard any of the new stuff he's been writing yet," Rubin tells Billboard. "But we still had a bunch of songs from the last sessions we did, so some of those might work their way into the next one." While a...

Mashups and Mixes Take Center Stage on New Collection Written by John M. James Wednesday, 29 November 2006 Back in the day when the vinyl LP ruled the world, one of the greatest thrills a record collector could stumble upon was the odd, privately pressed "bootleg" album - a secret, magical experience in which rabid fans met outlaw commerce, demanding that live concerts and other unsanctioned recordings be set free. Often hit-or-miss in terms of sound quality, one surefire way to pick a winner was to look for those LPs stamped with the image of a portly American Yorkshire hog and the words "Trade Mark of Quality." Bootlegg...

Tour Profile: Neil Diamond By Mark Frink Jan 1, 2006 12:00 PM DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES TAKE THE STAGE Neil Diamond's 2005 world tour started "down under" last March, played the UK in May, began its North American run last summer and will continue with more dates (TBA) in 2006. Diamond, who gave the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and U2 a run for their money, has never been known to take the predictable route. Though he had a new release to promote (12 Songs), his set list bucks the trend of "plug the new album" touring, and the list of audio "firsts" cited by Stan Miller, Diamond's longtime concert sound designer/front-of-house...

Vinyl obsession Man collects LPs by the thousands By Jodi Rogstad rep7@wyomingnews.com CHEYENNE - Adam Moon checks the peg wall when he enters the back room at Ernie November's. During his last visit, he admired an original, gently-used copy of Pink Floyd's "Obscured by Clouds" within the display of the store's best and most collectible used albums. And that one was extremely collectible. It wasn't a reissue, and it had no traces of love from whoever bought in 1972, just the faintest white rash of wear on the cover and absolutely no scratches or cloudy white skid marks on the black, shiny surface of the disc. Yes,...

NICKS TAKES TIME TO SMILE FOR THE CAMERA Also see: FLEETWOOD MAC STEVIE NICKS NEIL DIAMOND ANTHONY KIEDIS FLEETWOOD MAC star STEVIE NICKS always smiles for the cameras these days after she was reprimanded for being too sullen by a four-year-old. The rocker was reminded of her all-too serious poses at the preview party for rock photographer NEAL PRESTON's new exhibition at the Morrison Hotel Gallery in Los Angeles last night (09NOV06), and scowled when she saw pictures of herself taken in Venice, California in 1982. She said, "I never used to smile in photos, but then I posed with this little girl and she said, `You'r...

Columbia Records to Release Deluxe Expanded Edition of Neil Diamond's Critically-Acclaimed '12 Songs' Columbia Records will release a deluxe 2- CD digi-pak edition of Neil Diamond's critically-acclaimed "12 Songs" on Tuesday, December 12. Disc One of the newly-expanded edition of "12 Songs" includes the original version of Neil's heralded album in its entirety plus two bonus tracks -- "Men Are So Easy" and "Delirious Love" (with Brian Wilson) -- originally available only in a limited first edition of the album released in November 2005. The deluxe edition of "12 Songs" includes an exclusive limited edition second d...

Diamond Offers Up Demos For '12 Songs' Reissue November 01, 2006, 11:10 AM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Neil Diamond's 2005 album "12 Songs," which garnered some of the loftiest praise of his career, will be reissued as a double-disc set Dec. 12 via Columbia. The set will now include a second disc of previously unreleased demos and alternate takes dubbed "Artist's Cut -- 12 Sketches," the first such recordings Diamond has ever offered from his vault. In addition, the original album will be appended with the bonus tracks "Men Are So Easy" and "Delirious Love" featuring Brian Wilson, which were included only on a limited-edition pre...

Columbia Records to Release Deluxe Expanded Edition of Neil Diamond's Critically-Acclaimed '12 Songs' Wednesday November 1, 5:00 am ET New 2-CD Edition of Artist's First-Ever Top 10 Debut Album Includes Bonus Disc of Early & Alternate Takes, Demos, & More Available Tuesday, December 12 NEW YORK, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Records will release a deluxe 2- CD digi-pak edition of Neil Diamond's critically-acclaimed "12 Songs" on Tuesday, December 12. Disc One of the newly-expanded edition of "12 Songs" includes the original version of Neil's heralded album in its entirety plus two bonus tracks -- "Men Are So Easy" and "Delir...

No article (ad only) Limited Edition -Coming this Dec - 2 disc set - Artist's Cut "Even with all this praise, the album speaks for itself" (lists 7 media praises) "One of the most critically acclaimed records of the year features 12 songs that take Neil Diamond back to his earliest musical roots. The writing, along with Rick Rubin's sparse and soulful production, makes it an album that stands out as one of the year's best. Look for the Special Edition 2 disc set featuring additional songs and alternate takes coming in DECEMBER!!!"

Stylus Magazine's Seconds column examines those magic moments that arise when listening to a piece of music that strikes that special chord inside. That pounding drum intro; a clanging guitar built-up to an anthemic chorus; that strange glitchy noise you've never quite been able to figure out; that first kiss or heartbreak; a well-turned rhyme that reminds you of something in your own past so much, it seems like it was written for you—all of those little things that make people love music. Every music lover has a collection of these Seconds in his or her head; these are some of ours. Neil Diamond has always been the fleshiest skeleton ...

The Jazz Singer Cometh by Holly Strother Wednesday, October 4, 2006 11:38 AM MDT He has it all: the hair, the clothes, the moves, and most importantly, the voice. The "King of Diamonds" Rob Garrett will perform two shows of his legendary Neil Diamond impersonation to benefit the Casper Eagles Lodge and its charities on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 6-7, at 6 p.m. in the Eagles Lodge at 306 N. Durbin. Garrett said he began doing the impersonation of Diamond about 11 years ago. He auditioned for a spot on the Las Vegas show "Legends in Concert" after quitting his oldies rock band of 15 years "Rock 'n' Roll Heaven," he added....

Streaking Tigers win 10th, 11th straight By Joelle Milov Princetonian Contributor "Ohh, sweet Caroline, good times never seem so good..." Arms in the air, dancing together in a circle to Neil Diamond, the women's volleyball team looked as confident and euphoric as could be. Princeton (11-0 overall, 1-0 Ivy League) certainly didn't look intimidated by highly competitive and undefeated D-III Juniata (20-1). Singing and shimmying together in small groups in between warm-up drills, the Tigers really did have something to be jubilant about, as they sat on a 10-0 record heading into Sunday's match. Looking to main...

King of cool Rockers come and go, but Burt Bacharach's edgy pop still swings By ANDREW DANSBY Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle Eighty isn't really the new 20, but it isn't bad. Burt Bacharach, 78, and Tony Bennett, 80, have both enjoyed creative peaks and endured periods when music trends changed and they didn't. Despite lulls in popularity, each is currently in an autumnal renaissance. Their returns to public awareness -- both prefer avoiding the term "comeback" -- are interesting because each artist is drawing from the same genius that made him successful decades ago. Unlike, say, Rod Stewart -- who stumbled onto a succe...

Beauty in the eye of the beholder by David Wasson, special to Dateline September 22, 2006 Ask the average person to define "art," and the response would likely come in the following forms: A fine painting, a classic sculpture, a masterpiece of prose or a timeless song. Few would question the artistry of Picasso, Da Vinci, Shakespeare and Neil Diamond. On a slightly lower tier of "art," the work of famed architects like I.M. Pei and Frank Lloyd Wright deserves to be admired at a similar pace. Though Pei and Wright didn't envision or design several of the classic architecture on the campus of the University of Alabama, ed...

One among the many therapies and techniques jostling for space in my brave New Age lifestyle is music therapy. Of late the media has devoted plenty of space to the therapeutic powers of listening to ancient mantras and esoteric modern compositions. Many scientific studies have been concluded to substantiate these claims and I believe them all. So when music store shelves beckon me with promises of salvation through sound, I find them irresistible. Quite a collection I have out there, so which one do I listen to when I'm feeling down and out? None. I hang out on my balcony, stare out into the sky and sing, "Gam diye mustakil, kitna ...

Tribute artist takes Neil Diamond's act and makes it his own By: SHANNON WINGARD - For The North County Times ESCONDIDO ---- After hearing Neil Diamond's captivating lyrics and watching his band's stage presence during a 1970 concert, David Sherry knew at the young age of 13 what he wanted to do: perform on stage. The Escondido resident has spent decades doing just that, and is now a nationally recognized tribute artist to Neil Diamond. "When I left the Neil Diamond concert, I knew I had to be in entertainment," he said. With his Diamond-style hair and clothes, he will perform the artist's music at the Diamond Is Forever...

Front row frenzy Fans paying big bucks for the best concert seats are often left to croak, "Sit down and shut up!" By SEAN DALY Published August 3, 2006 All Carrin Hare wanted to do was "catch Mick Jagger's sweat." But after shelling out hundreds of dollars to get up close and personal with her beloved Rolling Stones, Hare instead caught a whole mess of trouble. At a recent concert in Albany, N.Y., the 51-year-old substance abuse counselor from Brooklyn scored a dream seat. She was literally "leaning on the B Stage," an intimate platform in the middle of the venue where the band would play an acoustic set. Hare's ticket...

Kiss in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? We'll second that emotion. And while we're at it, we can make a case for at least a dozen other eligible acts (alphabetically) that are eminently worthy of a place in the pantheon: ABBA OK, so they didn't technically rawk. The Rock Hall is really a shrine to popular music, however, and when it comes to pop, this Swedish foursome set the gold standard. Ear candy doesn't get any exquisitely sweeter than "Dancing Queen" or the rest of ABBA's world-conquering hit parade. The Cars To this day, the new-wave songs of the Cars -- Boston-based, but members Ric Ocasek and the late Ben Orr had C...

Appreciate the importance of individuality By JACKIE CUMMINGS Yes, I'm a bit eccentric. This is not new news to anyone who has spent more than five minutes within a 500-foot range of me. I am loud, fanatical, and oftentimes, a bit overdramatic. People either like that about me or they don't. But either way, I haven't changed. In today's diverse society, one would think acceptance to be a growing trend, yet I see more of an increase in intolerance than in acceptance. This disturbs me. Have you ever heard the phrase "It takes all kinds"? Seriously, people. It does. I can't imagine what the world would be like if everyone was...

Fenway Gets A Release Posted by Jake Vigliotti 07/17/06 8:45 pm The next live trax is the last show. The Official Site announced that the July 7 and 8 Fenway Park shows will be the next live release. No release date is slated yet. The first show, despite it's stellar setlist (for the most part) was initially panned by fans (those not at the show - but watching on the internet) but most seemed very pleased with the night 2 show (which featured Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline). Both nights will be released as a 4-track set, according to the official site. The official site does not make any mention of a DVD release associate...

Engaging in dance + love WHEN Tonight at 8. WHERE Reynolds Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus, Duke University, Durham. COST $25; half-price student rush. CONTACT www.americandancefestival.org; 684-4444, www.tickets.duke.edu. NEXT UP Ronald K. Brown/EVIDENCE, Thursday-Saturday, Page Auditorium. More Lifestyles Southern sweet sweaty Engaging in dance + love Check It Out Hot and bothered by short-lived sizzle Showcase summer tomatoes Newbies spice up North Raleigh Ad Links Buy a link » Orla Swift, Staff Writer DURHAM - The athleticism alone is jaw-dropping, with leaps, falls and perpetual motion...

The 65-year-old crooner made a remarkable comeback last year when he paired with producer Rick Rubin--better known for cultivating hits for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Metallica--to produce "12 Songs," which sold 514,000 copies in the U.S. to date. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Diamond has sold 48 million albums in the U.S. over the course of his career. Diamond's tour was one of the highest grossing last year, trouncing more contemporary acts like Green Day and Coldplay.

Neil Diamond - Making it big, the karaoke way Hours spent memorizing that old Neil Diamond record and singing in the shower could pay off for one lucky Lloydminsterite talented enough to be picked Canada's top karaoke chorister. Peter Worden Friday June 02, 2006 Lloydminster Meridian Booster — Hours spent memorizing that old Neil Diamond record and singing in the shower could pay off for one lucky Lloydminsterite talented enough to be picked Canada's top karaoke chorister. It's the Canadian National Karaoke Championship, a two-month-long crusade to be the best 'karaoker' at the regional, national, and even international level. ...

Baby of Brad, Angelina sires thoughts of pets By Scott Iwasaki Deseret Morning News Well, you've all heard the news. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's newborn girl is named Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt. I like the name. I think it's cool. The only problem is, every time I think of the name Shiloh, I think of a dog. It's not my fault. I lay the blame on Neil Diamond. Diamond's song "Shilo" is a catchy little tune about his childhood pup, who was loyal, friendly, courteous, kind and benevolent. If Shilo wasn't a fuzzy, four-legged creature, he could have been a Boy Scout. I think I was 3 when I first h...